Kana words#10,561 most used
Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)
to wither; to wilt; to deflate
IN A SENTENCE
花は切られるとすぐにしぼむ。
Flowers soon fade when they have been cut.
from Tatoeba
IN OTHER SENTENCES
暑さ続きでその植物はしぼんでしまった。
The long spell of hot weather withered up the plants.
from Tatoeba
MEANING
1to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag; to deflate
godan verb · intransitive
TANGOYA ASKS
The dictionary gives しぼむ this one meaning.
DETAILS
Kindかな語, kana words
Frequency#10,561 most used
Writtenしぼむ、萎む
Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall
Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium